Victorian and Edwardian Music Hall

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1. Jules Léotard, who gave his name to a garment worn by many aerobics enthusiasts today, was a great hit with Londoners in the 1860s. His acrobatic act inspired a well known music hall song called “The Daring Young Man on the _____________ .” What words are missing from the title? Ten-Foot-High Stilts Dizzy High Wire Flying Trapeze Dashing White Horse

2. During the Russo-Turkish war of 1877 – 78, a robustly anti-Russian ditty was sung in the British music halls. A line from the chorus has given us a word for crude and aggressive patriotism. What is this word? jingoism tub-thumping chauvinism flag-wagging

3. Joseph Hobson Jagger (possibly a distant relation to Mick) gained fame for an exploit in Europe in 1886. How was he described in a music hall song? The man who swam over from Calais to Dover The man who sold the Leaning Tower of Pisa The man who put the kibosh on the Kaiser The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo

4. Katie Lawrence sang a song about a young man who loved a girl called Daisy Bell. What kind of vehicle did the lovesick swain suggest for their honeymoon? the handsomest hansom in town the Lord Mayor’s coach a coach and four, and one or two more a bicycle built for two

5. Where did Florrie Forde invite her admirers to “come and have a drink or two”? The Elephant and Castle The Tavern in the Town The Dewdrop Inn The Old Bull and Bush

6. Albert Chevalier, “the Coster’s Laureate”, had a song about astonishing his neighbours with an inheritance from a rich uncle. What effect did he produce on them? Knocked ‘em in the Old Kent Road Made ‘em stare in Hoxton Square Wowed ‘em in Whitechapel Turned ‘em green in Turnham Green

7. Harry Champion sang “I’m _________________, I Am.” Which English king’s name goes in the gap? Alfred the Great King Canute William the Conqueror Henry the Eighth

8. In one of Marie Lloyd’s best known songs, what did her old man tell her to do? flutter her fan carry the can think up a plan follow the van

9. Ella Shields, a male impersonator, had a song about a tramp who gave himself the airs of a toff and claimed acquaintance with everyone “from Smith to Lord Rosebery.” What was the name of this dandified dosser? The Marquess of Mayfair Burlington Bertie Baron Hardup Gilbert the Filbert

10. The music hall was not short of Scottish artists, who often appeared in Highland dress. One of the best known had a repertoire that included “Roamin’ in the Gloamin’”, “I Love a Lassie” and “Keep Right On to the End of the Road”. He eventually gained a knighthood. Who was he? Will Fyffe Harry MacDonough Hector Grant Harry Lauder